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Tom Murphy Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR) About: Louisiana Tech graduate (1988) with MA in English; Covered nine head coaches in last 16 seasons at Alabama (1998-2007) and Arkansas (2007-13). Married with 3 children. Native of Atlanta, Ga. Â
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Jan 12, 2016 Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (61) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525 Points
2 Clemson 14-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 61 Voters Lowest: 2 - 61 Voters 1464 Points
3 Ohio State 12-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 24 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1342 Points
4 Stanford 12-2 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 28 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1360 Points
5 TCU 11-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 16 - Jay Binkley 1098 Points
6 Michigan State 12-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1227 Points
7 Ole Miss 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Jay Binkley Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner 975 Points
8 Iowa 12-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - John Clay Lowest: 20 - Scott Wolf 981 Points
9 Oklahoma 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 6 Voters Lowest: 9 - Tom Murphy 1270 Points
10 Baylor 10-3 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Rustin Dodd Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 820 Points
11 Notre Dame 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 6 Voters Lowest: 16 - Garry Smits 953 Points
12 LSU 9-3 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Rob Long Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 546 Points
13 Houston 13-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 6 Voters Lowest: 16 - Chris Murray 1050 Points
14 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 14 - 9 Voters 911 Points
15 Navy 11-2 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Keith Sargeant Lowest: NR - Brett McMurphy 465 Points
16 North Carolina 11-3 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - Marc Weiszer Lowest: 24 - Eric Avidon 563 Points
17 Georgia 10-3 Actual: 26Highest: 12 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 109 Points
18 Florida State 10-3 Actual: 14Highest: 11 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon 630 Points
19 Wisconsin 10-3 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Josh Kendall Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 332 Points
20 Utah 10-3 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Garry Smits Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 499 Points
21 Mississippi State 9-4 Actual: 28Highest: 18 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 47 Points
22 Western Kentucky 12-2 Actual: 24Highest: 19 - Brent Axe Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 128 Points
23 Tennessee 9-4 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Rob Long Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 260 Points
24 Oklahoma State 10-3 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 372 Points
25 Northwestern 10-3 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 203 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Oregon 25-Florida